CGRP-dependent and independent mechanisms of acute and persistent post-traumatic headache following mild traumatic brain injury in mice

…, J Rau, J Oyarzo, J Tien, K Mackenzie… - …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Acute and persistent post-traumatic headache are often debilitating
consequences of traumatic brain injury. Underlying physiological mechanisms of post-traumatic …

Migraine therapeutics differentially modulate the CGRP pathway

…, DS Wilson, JR Stratton, KD Mackenzie - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The clinical efficacy of migraine therapeutic agents directed towards the
calcitonin-gene related peptide (CGRP) pathway has confirmed the key role of this axis in migraine …

Dysregulation of serum prolactin links the hypothalamus with female nociceptors to promote migraine

…, D Ikegami, R Khanna, Y Chen, S Ross, K Mackenzie… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Migraine headache results from activation of meningeal nociceptors, however, the
hypothalamus is activated many hours before the emergence of pain. How hypothalamic neural …

[HTML][HTML] The anti-CGRP antibody fremanezumab lowers CGRP release from rat dura mater and meningeal blood flow

M Dux, B Vogler, A Kuhn, KD Mackenzie, J Stratton… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Monoclonal antibodies directed against the neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)
belong to a new generation of therapeutics that are effective in the prevention of …

Increased Expression of the Glucose-Responsive Gene, RCAN1, Causes Hypoinsulinemia, β-Cell Dysfunction, and Diabetes

…, MP Zanin, D Mohanasundaram, KD Mackenzie… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
RCAN1 is a chromosome 21 gene that controls secretion in endocrine cells, regulates
mitochondrial function, and is sensitive to oxidative stress. Regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1) is …

Enhanced post-traumatic headache-like behaviors and diminished contribution of peripheral CGRP in female rats following a mild closed head injury

D Bree, K Mackenzie, J Stratton, D Levy - Cephalalgia, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Females are thought to have increased risk of developing post-traumatic headache
following a traumatic head injury or concussion. However, the processes underlying this …

A monoclonal anti–calcitonin gene-related peptide antibody decreases stress-induced colonic hypersensitivity

E Noor-Mohammadi, CO Ligon, K Mackenzie… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2021 - ASPET
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a brain-gut disorder characterized by abdominal pain and
altered bowel habits. Although the etiology of IBS remains unclear, stress in adulthood or in …

[HTML][HTML] RCAN1 regulates mitochondrial function and increases susceptibility to oxidative stress in mammalian cells

…, H Muyderman, MP Zanin, K Mackenzie… - … medicine and cellular …, 2014 - hindawi.com
Mitochondria are the primary site of cellular energy generation and reactive oxygen species
(ROS) accumulation. Elevated ROS levels are detrimental to normal cell function and have …

Huntingtin-associated protein-1 (HAP1) regulates endocytosis and interacts with multiple trafficking-related proteins

KD Mackenzie, Y Lim, MD Duffield, T Chataway… - Cellular signalling, 2017 - Elsevier
Huntingtin-associated protein 1 (HAP1) was initially identified as a binding partner of huntingtin,
mutations in which underlie Huntington's disease. Subcellular localization and protein …

Huntingtin‐associated protein 1 regulates exocytosis, vesicle docking, readily releasable pool size and fusion pore stability in mouse chromaffin cells

KD Mackenzie, MD Duffield, H Peiris… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Huntingtin‐associated protein 1 (HAP1) is expressed in neurons and endocrine
cells, in which it is thought to regulate vesicle trafficking. HAP1 is a binding partner of the …